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  • Wanted: Good news stories

    With ENZ teams in key locations around the world, we understand the local media and work with relevant media outlets to get New Zealand stories published, broadcast and onto computer screens.

    And we’ve had some good success – last year ENZ’s integrated PR and marketing activity in India won the Public Affairs Asia Gold Standard Award for Country Promotion. 

    While we monitor New Zealand media for stories to highlight abroad, we are always looking for innovative and interesting story ideas that showcase high quality education.

    Are you launching a new course, celebrating unique student success or releasing new research that would be of interest to international media? Or is your regional group planning a visit offshore? With early notice, we can help to tell your region’s education story to the media.

    Have you got students or experts travelling in-market who are great representatives of the strengths of a New Zealand education? Give us the details and we’ll try and link them up with local media.

    Do you have alumni stories of the connections created between countries and people in the years following graduation? We’d love shine a light on them.

    Email us at media@enz.govt.nz if you have a great story to share.

    Take a look at the kind of stories we have worked to profile in China:

    • Student success stories with relevance to China: Chinanews.com reported on a team of Auckland University students, including one Chinese national, which competed in an international robotics competition.

    • China-related education events held in New Zealand: People.com reported on the University of Auckland’s seminar session promoting study opportunities in Qingdao. Xinhuanet.com highlighted Victoria University of Wellington’s Confucius Institute sunrise ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the global network of Confucius Institutes. China Daily reported on a Chinese Week which promoted Chinese language and culture through television, libraries and apps.

    • Institutional developments of relevance to China: Waikato University launched a scholarship scheme for international students from Asia, including China. Coverage was secured in a range of media, including Sohu.com. The article highlighted the $1 million Excellence Scholarships for nearly 200 students and noted Waikato’s strengths in education, economics, law and information technology.

    • Scientists and researchers visiting China who can be interviewed about New Zealand’s strengths in their fields: Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, visited China in September. Media interviews arranged by ENZ resulted in coverage highlighting New Zealand’s education strengths in science and research, including in agriculture, medicine and nanotechnology.

    • Regional cluster visits: The Shanghai Morning Post reported on Study Dunedin and Education Southland’s joint education fair in Shanghai. ENZ also helped secure coverage for Dunedin education institutions during the Dunedin Mayoral Delegation to Shanghai, resulting in a total of 74 media reports across TV, online and print media – equating to NZ$564,677 in PR value.

    • Collaboration with Chinese counterparts: Chengdu Evening Post reported on ties being developed by New Zealand schools with Chinese counterparts. The Daily Evening News reported on the 2014 Sino-New Zealand Modern Vocational Education Development Forum held in Tianjin.

    • Visiting scholars and institution leaders: Beijing Business Today interviewed Caroline Daley, Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Auckland, highlighting the university’s job seeker support for international students. 

  • Study in New Zealand on Instagram

    Over the next six months we are trialling some social media marketing with 15 scholarship students on Instagram.

    The students from the university and ITP sectors have been challenged to capture one moment each week of their New Zealand study experience. This could be in the form of a photo or a short video.

    Highlights so far include shopping for fruit and vegetables at Wellington’s fresh produce markets, a visit to the Taihape Gumboot, canyoning in Piha and riding a mechanical bull at AUT University. We are looking forward to seeing the ‘inside the classroom’ pictures as the study year gets underway.

    With Instagram it’s very important to be real so we thought the best way to do that was to hand the reins over to the students themselves. While we are working closely with the students to generate the right type of content, our student ambassadors are encouraged to share their education experience as authentically as possible. As we learn how to make the most of this student-led social media channel, we’ll invite new contributors from all markets to increase the amount of content we are generating.

    The 15 scholarship students are competing to be crowned the best contributor with a prize of $200 towards a kiwi adventure of their choice. We’ll also provide each of the 15 students with an official reference for their CV at the end of their six month stay in New Zealand.

    If you’re on Instagram, follow the students’ journey at @studyinnewzealand - http://instagram.com/studyinnewzealand

  • Auckland students welcomed

    Auckland-based students hailing from Korea, Germany, China, Japan, Brazil and Russia were waiting for the doors to open and the powhiri and mayoral welcome to begin.

    Once inside, the students flocked to the 30-plus tourism and service provider stalls and to take part in the games, with the FIFA kick-wall proving most very popular.

    Live entertainment throughout the day greatly added to the atmosphere, as did the awarding of spot prizes.

    Three Blues players and the FIFA Ambassadors (past All Whites Ivan Vicelich, Andy Boyens and Dan Ellensohn) did Q&A sessions on the main stage which were well attended.

    Six of Study Auckland’s top Indian education agents and 10 Indian students who have recently arrived to take up New Zealand India Scholarships for 2015 and were at the event, and one of them, Ketaki Khare, had this to say, “It was as an absolutely wonderful experience to be at the International InAKL Student Event where all of us were greeted so warmly by the Mayor, and by Auckland itself with such a marvellous sunny morning!

    “The school kids who performed the kapa haka were absolutely delightful and put a big smile on all of our faces. The highlight though, for me, was getting to meet the Auckland Blues! It was incredible how modest and friendly they are!”

    Education providers saw value in the event as a great show of manaakitanga (welcome), and as Jennifer Kirkham, Director of International Students, Botany Downs Secondary College put it.

    “Our students had a great time at the Auckland Student Welcome that took place in the Cloud last Thursday.  The Cloud was the perfect venue, with a vibrant and warm Pacific flavour.  It opened our students’ eyes to what the city has to offer and gave them a chance to take selfies with the Mayor, the Blues, the Police and just to wander around and meet other students. 

    “It also gave us a chance to show our students that they are welcome not only in our school, but that the city as a whole values their presence. Our students had a lot of fun and took a walk around the Viaduct afterwards to see the Volvo Ocean Race Yachts - just another beautiful day in fabulous Auckland!  Our students loved it. “

  • Meet ENZ’s team in South-South east Asia

    The team’s Regional Director, Ziena Jalil, has been working with senior management at ENZ to build the capacity of the team to best contribute to New Zealand’s international education goals.

    The team’s approach to strengthening New Zealand’s presence and engagement in the region has included the recruitment of staff to manage changes but also to fill gaps in experience and skills critical to success in five key markets for ENZ in the SSEA region which are currently India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam.

    Late last month Jane Goh joined ENZ as Marketing and Strategic Relations Manager, Malaysia, based in Kuala Lumpur. Jane came to ENZ from Mondelez International where she was the Communications Manager, having previously worked for Draft FCB and Taylor’s Education Group also in Kuala Lumpur. While at Taylor’s, Jane led a major project to re-energise alumni relations as well as looking after advertising and promotions across the group, and so she is well placed to boost New Zealand’s education profile, with the right skills to also strengthen important channels.

    In early January ENZ also appointed Marketing and Strategic Relations Managers in Thailand and Indonesia.

    Chortip Pramoolpol is based in Bangkok. Most recently Chortip was Zespri International Limited’s Marketing Manager - Thailand. She oversaw overall sales, marketing, customer relations and operations of the Zespri business in Thailand and drove considerable growth.

    Prior to Zespri, Chortip worked for Grayling Thailand, Keppel Thai Properties and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise in corporate communications, marketing, business development and international investment roles. Chortip has also worked at a marketing research company in Australia and a property company in Singapore. She holds a Master of Business in International Marketing from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

    Karmela Christy is ENZ’s Marketing and Strategic Relations Manager based in Jakarta. Before joining ENZ Karmela worked as a Business Analyst and Marketing Manager for Lloyd Morgan Executive based in Shanghai. She developed marketing, branding, events, PR and communications strategies for five Lloyd Morgan offices across China.

    Prior to Lloyd Morgan, Karmela worked for the Global Supply Chain Council, Essential Group, and the University of Pelita Harapan in events and marketing roles. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Marketing from the University of Pelita Harapan, Indonesia.

    The Marketing and Strategic Relations Managers have responsibility for establishing and managing key relationships in market including those with government and the education industry. They also provide information on market opportunities for New Zealand, lead arrangements of ENZ marketing and promotional activities, and facilitate introductions and discussions with local stakeholders, with a view to growing awareness and student numbers.

    Chortip, Karmela and Jane join the wider SSEA team of:

    • Margaret Low, Education Assistant in Malaysia

    • Dinh Duong, Market Development Manager in Viet Nam

    • The India team in Delhi, Jugnu Roy (Lead Events and Channels SSEA & Marketing and Strategic Relations Manager South Asia), Monika Chaudhary (Market Development Manager) and Shahbuddin Khan (Driver and Administration Assistant) and Mumbai based Shailaja Vora (Market Development Manager).

    • The SSEA Wellington based team of Lead International Market Manager South-South East Asia, Francesca Hilbron, and International Market Manager South East Asia, Johnny Tramoundanas-Can.

    The SSEA team is led by Ziena Jalil, ENZ’s Regional Director South-South East based in New Delhi.

    The SSEA team welcomes collaboration with the New Zealand education industry, to work together on SSEA’s two key goals of growing student numbers and facilitating introductions that will lead to education business. The team sits within ENZ’s wider International team and works closely with ENZ’s Marketing and Business Development teams.

    You can contact us through ENZ’s Business Development team or through the following emails: asean@enz.govt.nz and india@enz.govt.nz

  • South Canterbury education of value to all

    Students enrich South Canterbury community 

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    Above: Students from 16 different countries attended the Mayoral welcome (Photo courtesy of Kolourcare, Waimate)

    Students from 16 different countries spanning Asia, the Americas and Europe recently attended a Mayoral welcome as the school year got underway. As part of their orientation, the students also camped in Peel Forest.

    As well as contributing $10 million-plus to the local economy each year, Julie says both local students and the wider community learn a lot from the diverse cultures of the visitors.

    She says South Canterbury, with the city of Timaru as the hub, appeals as a destination for international students because of its smaller population, safe environment and record of strong academic achievement. 

    “The international students love the scenery and access to the outdoors, the friendly locals and our unique teaching style,” according to Julie.  “Our local students, their families and the wider community get to experience cultures from all over the world.”

    Dunedin follows Shanghai for fashionista

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    Above: Daniel Kwok with a model wearing one of his creations at his graduate show 

    Former student from Roncalli College in Timaru, Daniel Kwok, will be showcasing his collection at the iD Dunedin Fashion Week from 18 to 26 April. Originally from Hong Kong, after leaving his adopted high school in Timaru Daniel went on to complete a design degree at Otago Polytechnic.

    Last October he showed his collection at the Shanghai Fashion Week as one of six fashion and two communications students selected for a project with the Shanghai University of Engineering Sciences.

    Now working at Barkers in Dunedin, Daniel started off selling custom bow ties as a student and has since created KWOK’s Revolutions, building a Chinese cultural influence into his designs.  Daniel says he loves Dunedin’s multiculturalism and fashion focus – a perfect fit for his talents!

  • A million-plus in a month

    As part of our support for the Christchurch Rebuild Programme, ENZ partnered a delegation of six institutions led by Canterbury Development Corporation (CDC) to promote the region across six Indian cities.

    Agent training sessions in each city reinforced the range of opportunities offered by the Canterbury region. ‘Showcase Christchurch’ events in New Delhi and Mumbai, included visits to prominent Indian institutions, a business development round table and networking session. A highlight was announcing the second annual ‘Christchurch Educated Skills Scholarships’ worth more than NZ$100,000 which received an excellent reception from students, agents and Indian media.

    Also this month, through partner ENZ Recognised Agents (ENZRA), Think New branded fairs were held in Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Kochi. More than 20 New Zealand institutions participated in the fairs which collectively attracted some 1000 pre-screened potential students for New Zealand.

    “Working with recognised agents on these fairs enables us to have a wider geographical reach and retain two rounds of New Zealand education fairs in India (in April and August). The fairs all comply with ENZ brand guidelines ensuring consistency in messaging and agents also pre-screen students so a quality turnout is assured,” says Ziena Jalil, ENZ Regional Director – South and South East Asia.

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    Above: The ENZRA fair in Kochi saw a good turnout of quality students

    Amidst the fairs and Christchurch Educated events, Stephen Fleming continued to bat for New Zealand education, connecting with more than 2,200 enthusiastic students through high profile institutional visits in Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore. In addition to raising awareness for New Zealand education the visits opened up a range of engagement opportunities for New Zealand institutions such as student and faculty exchanges and twinning programmes.

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    Through a variety of media initiatives, Stephen reached 1,702,218 active readers and listeners across India to convey New Zealand education messages.

    Building on this momentum, ENZ has launched two student competitions in India, again aimed at targeting high quality students and raising interest and preference for New Zealand as a study destination.

    For more information please email: india@enz.govt.nz 

  • South Canterbury welcomes Thai agent

    What was the purpose of Pear’s visit to South Canterbury?

    Education South Canterbury is working on developing an MOU with Thai schools introduced to us by Pear. She was in South Canterbury specifically to familiarise herself with our schools and to experience the region as the students do. She visited each of Education South Canterbury’s member schools and met with students at each one.

    How did Pear’s visit fit in with Education South Canterbury’s goals?

    Thailand is a focus market and an important and valuable partner for Education South Canterbury.

    In the Education South Canterbury strategic plan we are working to develop capability and support the government goals for 2025.

    As we are developing an MOU with schools in Thailand that Pear works with, we felt that the familiarisation visit would give her a strong understanding of the educational experiences offered by institutions and the student lifestyle here in the region.

    Education South Canterbury was delighted to give Pear a first-hand experience of the region, so that she can support and promote the special features of the programmes that we offer.  

    What did Pear see and experience during her visit?

    Pear’s visit started with a welcome dinner with the members of Education South Canterbury and included a lunch hosted by the Mayor.

    We wanted to give Pear the opportunity to experience the activities that our students take part in while studying in the region – she went to a country cafe complete with farmyard animals, and mini golf and afternoon tea with Thai students currently studying at a local school and Aoraki Polytechnic.

    Pear visited the Te Ana Rock Art Centre and was very impressed with the cultural history of the region

    Unfortunately, the planned trip to Tekapo for a jet boat ride had to be cancelled due to gale force winds! So, that gave her first-hand experience of New Zealand’s changeable weather patterns.

    Pear stayed in Geraldine and Timaru, getting a taste of both town and country lifestyles, and experiencing both homestay and motel accommodation, further strengthening her insights in to the student and parent experience.

    What did Pear enjoy most?

    Pear really enjoyed the chance to meet all of the Education South Canterbury members and develop relationships with the International Directors at each of the institutions.

    She loved meeting the current students and felt their enthusiasm and honest feedback was really valuable. 

    In Geraldine Pear loved looking at the stars after we had been out for a meal. With no light pollution she had some great views of the Milky Way – the clear night air almost magnifies the vista.  This is something Pear just doesn’t get to see in the large cities of Thailand.

    What did you learn about Thailand from Pear?

    All Education South Canterbury members are familiar with Thailand and have visited regularly, so we were especially pleased to get specific information about the schools we are dealing with and the expectations around our MOU from the Thai schools’ perspective. We really appreciated Pear’s forthrightness in working through the specifics of the process.

    How are you maintaining the relationship now that Pear’s gone home?

    We have been in regular email contact with Pear since her return to Thailand, and we are planning an Education South Canterbury group delegation visit in early September to see Pear and visit NZ Study.

    What do you see as unique about South Canterbury education and culture?

    In South Canterbury we don’t just do international education, we internationalise our education.

    South Canterbury offers an authentic small town Kiwi experience, where all students are known in the school and warmly embraced by the wider community. Students get an individual and intimate experience – they are all made to feel special and develop lifelong friendships with Kiwi students and homestay families.

    The experience is very much a two-way exchange between the international students and the Kiwi students.  The visiting students opened our Kiwi students’ eyes to their lifestyle, culture and life experiences… so becoming the educators of our students! 

    South Canterbury is “New Zealand at your back door”. We offer beaches, mountains, rivers and diverse landscapes – outdoor excitement with a sense of security. In South Canterbury, you can travel from the Southern Alps to the ocean in two hours or less.

    Students in Education South Canterbury schools learn in the environment. Field trips and outdoor pursuits take them out into the real New Zealand and they are immersed in the environment they are learning about.

    Students in South Canterbury schools can embrace the arts – music and theatre, orchestras, brass bands and sing in New Zealand award-winning choral groups.

    No matter what students want to pursue, South Canterbury offers the opportunity!

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    L – R: Julie McLean, Pear and Mayor of Timaru, Damon Odey

  • India communications campaign wins top honours at PRWeek Awards Asia 2015

    The awards, in their 14th year, are among the most prominent and competitive ones in the region. Organised by Haymarket Media Ltd, they celebrate the most inspired and successful campaigns, companies and individuals in the Asia-Pacific communications industry.

    The integrated campaign developed by ENZ’s India team along with support from industry partners created new ways of engaging with Indian students to study in the country’s institutions. ENZ used a combination of public affairs, public relations, advertising, consumer promotions and digital amplification, to highlight its offerings to the Indian student market. Initiatives introduced by ENZ in India were supported by NZ Inc. agencies and ENZ’s India PR agency partner Genesis B-M.

    Speaking about the awards, Ziena Jalil, Regional Director – South and South East Asia, Education New Zealand said, “We are delighted with this recognition. It is a privilege to be considered for these awards with the likes of the UN Foundation and  USAID and emerge winners.”

    The PR Week Awards complete a hat-trick for the India PR campaign, following its win at the Public Affairs Asia Gold Standard Awards in November last year.

    “Industry recognition is a great validation of what we have tried to achieve in terms of raising New Zealand’s profile as a quality student destination and education business partner in India,” says Ziena.

    To learn more about the India PR campaign email: india@enz.govt.nz

  • Canterbury launches Strategy Leadership Accord

    The Accord represents a commitment to grow the social, cultural and economic value of international education in the region over the next 10 years.

    The strategy vision is that Canterbury is a “a globally connected region for international education with education and training that leads to enhanced student opportunities and outcomes with enduring benefits for the community”.

    This will be achieved through:

    • Strong industry leadership via the Accord

    • Building partnership with government, iwi and other sectors

    • Building a regional value proposition and strong international partnership in key markets

    • Developing flagship programmes in areas of regional strength

    • Developing pathways through school, higher education and employment in areas of regional strength

    • Enhancing the student experience through developing a regional qual-mark for international education providers

    At the launch function this week, Michaela Blacklock, General Manager for Business and Sector Development at Canterbury Development Corporation (CDC) noted:

    “CDC believes that Christchurch’s international connectedness is critical to growing a strong economy which contributes to a better quality of life for people living in the region.  We recognise both the economic and social benefits to Christchurch and Canterbury from a strong international education sector.”

    The Leadership Accord has appointed Murray Strong as the Independent Chairperson, charged with overseeing the implementation of the strategy.  

    “It is important that we build on the industry cohesion and momentum gained during the post-earthquake period, which may be lost if there is no medium-term strategy to provide focus -  the real work starts now.”  says Murray Strong.

    The strategy development process was funded by Education New Zealand and facilitated by Canterbury Development Corporation, the Christchurch City Council economic development agency.

  • NZ education making headlines across Asia

    Key coverage since then has included feature articles in target publications in China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand and the Philippines.

    "Carving a name for themselves in the land of Kiwis”, “Open spaces, open hearts invite ASEAN minds to think new” and “Engineering options in New Zealand” – these are just a few recent headlines about New Zealand education featuring in media across Asia.

    From March to June, 21 media from seven target markets visited 20 different education providers throughout the country on Education New Zealand’s visiting media programme.Key coverage since then has included feature articles in target publications in China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand and the Philippines.“ENZ invites overseas media to visit New Zealand to report on our world-class education experience – filming, writing, blogging and tweeting about their experiences,” says John Goulter, General Manager, Government and Partners.“ENZ developed programmes that saw the journalists visit a wide range of education providers from across all sectors and get a real taste of New Zealand’s education strengths most relevant to their audiences.”“The impressions these visiting journalists form, and the coverage they give New Zealand as a result, relies on the rich experiences they have and the engaging students they meet. Thank you to those involved earlier this year for the effort and time you invested in delivering a great experience.”

    Highlights include:

    • A two-page feature on the front of the ‘Learning’ section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “Open spaces, open hearts encourage ASEAN students to ‘think new’” reached over 2.7 milion readers through the stories
    • of two students studying IT and cooking. The article compared New Zealand’s work-relevant programmes, choice of subjects, strengths in niche areas such as Computer Science with those offered in the Philippines, and praised New Zealand’s diversity and equality.
    • A story on New Zealand’s rising prominence as a high-quality, value-for-money destination for international students, published in the Bangkok Post as part of an ASEAN 40 visit to celebrate four decades of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and ASEAN nations. The newspaper has a daily circulation of 75,000. You can read the story here.
    • Multiple-page features in Malaysian newspapers the New Straits Times (average daily readership 240,000), Sin Chew Daily (500,000 readers) ande  Berita Harian (983,000 readers). Articles highlighted New Zealand’s strengths in a variety of subject areas, the student experience in NZ, and qualifications that equip students with work-ready skills.
    • Full-page features in India pointing out the advantages of studying media design and hospitality and adventure tourism in New Zealand (New Indian Express, circulation 335,616).
    • One-page profiles on each New Zealand university in the Indonesian youth magazine High End Teen, which reaches a targeted youth audience aged 13 to 18. Each profile highlighted the university’s distinctive strengths and included a student profile.

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